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Synonyms
ad·dle (ăd́l)

[From Middle English adel, rotten, from Old English adel, pool of excrement.]

verb: -dled, -dling, -dles. 

transitive verb 

To muddle; confuse: “My brain is a bit addled by whiskey” (Eugene O'Neill) See synonyms at confuse

intransitive verb 

  1. To become confused.
  2. To become rotten, as an egg.